Patra: Report of a trans person for abuse – “My house was burned down, my life has been made hell”

“I am systematically robbed. I came back and found a water hose flooding my kitchen. I was chased by a car. They hit me. I do not have access to MMM. Now, I live with friends or on the street, because they finally burned down my house “… These are just some of the problems of 44-year-old Andy, a trans person who lives in Patras and is now urgently seeking shelter and care. “Because I chose not to be Andreas and to be Andy, because I was born gay, I experience endless torture”as it says…

According to his report GR TimesAndy, for years, has been accepting the repeated attacks and the multifaceted bullying of the “bullies”, with the city of Patras having turned into a hell for her.

“There are many who want my evil and continue to torture me. I was beaten, stolen, chased by a car while I was on foot and finally attacked. I was stabbed in the arm and leg συνέχεια They constantly damaged my house. One night, I woke up because I felt something in my throat. I opened my eyes and saw a stranger holding a knife. I was afraid he would kill me. I asked him what he was asking for and he started cursing me. I was terrified. “Speaking to him, I persuaded him to leave me and I avoided him.”, she confesses, shocking. The highlight, however, seems to be her recent, appalling experience.

In the middle of June, the hottest month for the members of the LGBTQI + community where events and parades are organized with the participants trying to pass the message that “We are all different-We are all equal”, the… known strangers, hit again and dealt a huge blow to Andy.

“They set fire and burned the house where I lived, my father’s father… I used to say that they have not only set me on fire for so many years, but in the end that also happened. I managed to use buckets of water that I had relatively early and turned off the stoves, but the house is no longer inhabited. I live with friends who, whenever they can, host me. But there are times when I live on the street “. Similar incidents, moreover, have happened and are happening. In fact, as he had transferred to GR Times the president of the Transgender Support Association (SYD), Anna Apergi, “A gang of children threw stones at a house of a trans woman who has been targeted because of her gender identity, wanting to break the windows and the door of her house.”

Andy is now homeless. Seeing her house burning, she called the police, knowing, however, that she said no one was going to help her. “I called them and they told me they would send two patrol cars. I’m still waiting for them… “. According to her, “As soon as the police hear my name, they make fun of me. They do not care about me. “

In addition, the 44-year-old is facing a total social exclusion, due to her sexual preferences. Even the members of her close family circle have closed the door to her.

“Nobody takes me to work because I have this appearance. My mother would rather throw away a plate of food than give it to me. I go to drink coffee and they kick me out. I try to get in a taxi or on a city bus and I am also expelled. I have even been expelled from the KTEL “as he argues.

Everything she has experienced so far has led her to the door of mental health professionals. “Everyone can tell me that I am very strong even though I do not even have access to my basic needs, but for a long time now, I have been living with antidepressants.”

We remind you that the issue of racist attacks on trans people has been mentioned a few times while speaking to GRTimes by the president of the Transgender Support Association (SYD), Anna Apergi.

At the same time, the Open Coordination of Thessaloniki has proceeded with mobilizations, with its members protesting against all forms of violence that trans people receive.

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